Pulling Doubles, are they as intimidating as I'm thinking?

Glad I could help. If you need anything else, just tag me. I'm always around when I'm awake. Lol

 

ok thank you!

 

i am 5' 1'' 180 after reading this information from everyone i feel more comfortable looking forward to training now. thank you

 

When I was doing linehaul and pulling doubles every night, we were in day cabs, so I could just look out the rear window as I backed the truck up to the dolly. When hooking your lead trailer to the dolly, you do have to back very slowly and tap the dolly. I found pulling doubles to be no problem. The set wags a little as you go down the road, like a dog's tail as it trots along, but you get used to it. Hooking and breaking sets takes some practice, but you'll get it.

 

Easier than a 53 but triples get a little tricky because it's hard to find places to stop

 

61, I also got that t shirt.

 

Fair point. And I have personal experience with this, since ABF didn't have a counterweight. That was an oversight on my part.

 

Our new dollies have counter weights now.

 

Pulling doubles not a big deal,,just be aware of road conditions...I pulled A-trains my first few years on line haul and always gross 140,000...Beer lead meat pup east,,,nickel ore west and this was all running up and down the north shore of Lake Superior..,,as well we had no engine brakes ,until '98 for this company...I thought we were the only company on the planet pulling doubles with no engine brakes